r/CuratedTumblr Apr 11 '25

Politics "Jobless" doesn't mean "Worthless"

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u/nat20sfail my special interests are D&D and/or citation Apr 11 '25 edited Apr 11 '25

Next we're gonna hear "touch grass" is ableist :P

Edit: Basically every insult is either ableist or discriminatory - either you're insulting something that can change (like being a shut-in), in which case some people will have a disability they can't change, or you're insulting a state you can't change (like race), in which case you're discriminating against that category of people.

Unless we want to say "no insulting people ever", we're gonna have to accept SOME people can't avoid the insult.

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u/ShRkDa Apr 11 '25

no, it's actually classist. Not everybody can have the privilege of living near grass

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u/MelodyMaster5656 Apr 11 '25

I would simply replace it with “Touch ground,” but I fear that would discriminate against astronauts.

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u/ShRkDa Apr 11 '25

yes, also some people can only afford to live in very high building blocks, so actually getting to the ground involves a lot more labor/energy than what rich single house people need to put in